The 2012 All-SEC football team consists of

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players selected to the All-

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(SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 2012 Southeastern Conference football season. The

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won the conference, beating the

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32 to 28 in the SEC Championship. The Crimson Tide then won a national championship, defeating the

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42 to 14 in the

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Johnny Manziel, a unanimous AP selection, won the

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, the first

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to do so, and was unanimously voted the SEC Offensive Player of the Year by both AP and the coaches. Georgia

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Jarvis Jones, also a unanimous AP selection, was voted the AP SEC Defensive Player of the Year.

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Jadeveon Clowney, also a unanimous AP selection, was voted the coaches' SEC Defensive Player of the Year.

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

* Johnny Manziel*, Texas A&M (AP-1, Coaches-1) * A. J. McCarron, Alabama (AP-2, Coaches-2)

Running backs

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, Florida (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Todd Gurley, Georgia (AP-1, Coaches-2) *

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, Alabama (AP-2, Coaches-1) *

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, Vanderbilt (AP-2, Coaches-2)

Wide receivers

* Cobi Hamilton*, Arkansas (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Justin Hunter, Tennessee (AP-2, Coaches-2) * Chad Bumphis, Miss. St. (AP-2) * Ryan Swope, Texas A&M (Coaches-2)

Centers

* Barrett Jones*, Alabama (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Travis Swanson, Arkansas (AP-2) * T. J. Johnson, South Carolina (Coaches-2)

Guards

* Chance Warmack, Alabama (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Gabe Jackson, Miss. St. (AP-1, Coaches-2) * Larry Warford, Kentucky (AP-2, Coaches-1) * D. J. Fluker, Alabama (AP-2, Coaches-1) * Chris Burnette, Georgia (Coaches-2)

Tackles

* Jake Matthews, Texas A&M (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Dallas Thomas, Tennessee (AP-2, Coaches-2) * Antonio Richardson, Tennessee (AP-2)

Tight ends

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, Florida (AP-1, Coaches-2) * Mychal Rivera, Tennessee (AP-2, Coaches-1)

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

* Jadeveon Clowney*, South Carolina (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Damontre Moore, Texas A&M (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Sam Montgomery, LSU (AP-2, Coaches-1) * Barkevious Mingo, LSU (AP-2 b Coaches-2) * Corey Lemonier, Auburn (Coaches-2)

Defensive tackles

* Sharrif Floyd, Florida (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Sheldon Richardson, Missouri (AP-1, Coaches-2) * John Jenkins, Georgia (AP-2, Coaches-2) * Jesse Williams, Alabama (AP-2) * Bennie Logan, LSU (AP-2)

Linebackers

* Jarvis Jones*, Georgia (AP-1, Coaches-1) * C. J. Mosley, Alabama (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Kevin Minter, LSU (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Alec Ogletree, Georgia (AP-2, Coaches-2) * Lamin Barrow, LSU (AP-2, Coaches-2) * Cameron Lawrence, Miss. St. (AP-2) *

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, Ole Miss (AP-2) *

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, Florida (Coaches-2) * A. J. Johnson, Tennessee (Coaches-2)

Cornerbacks

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*, Miss. St. (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Dee Milliner*, Alabama (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Andre Hal, Vanderbilt (AP-2) * Marcus Roberson, Florida (AP-2) *

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, Miss. St. (Coaches-2)

Safeties

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, Florida (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Eric Reid, LSU (AP-1, Coaches-1) * D. J. Swearinger, South Carolina (AP-2, Coaches-2) * Craig Loston, LSU (AP-2) *

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, Georgia (Coaches-2) * Robert Lester, Alabama (Coaches-2)

Special teams

Kickers

* Caleb Sturgis, Florida (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Carey Spear, Vanderbilt (AP-2) *Drew Alleman, LSU (Coaches-2)

Punters

* Kyle Christy, Florida (AP-1, Coaches-1) *Dylan Breeding, Arkansas (AP-2, Coaches-2)

All purpose/return specialist

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, Tennessee (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Ace Sanders, South Carolina (AP-2, Coaches-2) * LaDarius Perkins, Miss. St. (AP-2)

Key

Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both the coaches and AP AP =

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Coaches = Selected by the SEC coaches * = Unanimous selection of AP

References

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